Fayetteville, WV is located in Fayette County and has a small-town vibe with under 3,000 residents. The town is served by a mayor and city council that make up the local government of Fayetteville. In recent years, there have been many discussions amongst the citizens about topics such as municipal budgeting and infrastructure improvements. As an active participant in the political process, Fayetteville’s elected officials strive to meet the needs of their constituents while ensuring financial responsibility within the community. Locals value collaboration and working together to achieve success for all those involved. With upcoming elections, the people of Fayetteville eagerly await an opportunity to cast their votes for the candidates that will best represent their interests.
The political climate in Fayetteville, WV is strongly conservative.
Fayette County, WV is very conservative. In Fayette County, WV 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 30.0%.
Fayette county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fayetteville, WV is strongly conservative.
Fayette County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Beckley Metro Area is very conservative.
West Virginia is very conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Fayetteville, West Virginia: D d r R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Fayetteville, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 200 contributions totaling $29,216 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 72 contributions totaling $25,182 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $350 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)